Right before I got the flu in January 2008, I was running further than I ever had.  Then I stopped.  Now I started again.  Now I can run three miles.  I hope I get the gams to show it.  But then maybe I won't be able to fit into the skintight jeans I bought at Uniqlo for $20 last week.

When I took economics classes in 2001 and 2003, macro was so boring.  But now that we have a depression, it's interesting again.  The whole package stimulates me now.

Uncovering the Perks of Albany’s Fallen G.O.P. - NYTimes.com:Then there are the parking spots, always at a premium near the Capitol. Democrats had been given roughly one spot per senator - there were 30 Democrats last year - and guessed there were perhaps double or even triple that controlled by the majority. Instead, they have learned, there are ( Read more... )

Yesterday Andrew haggled an antique head down to $25. Today, he found it on ebay for $900. But the head is so great, it's better to live with us.

I'm ok with the government injecting capital into banks. Even if the banks don't promise to lend it. Even if the banks buy other banks. Even if the banks keep paying dividends to shareholders. Even if the banks pay bonuses to the employees ( Read more... )

I've been listening to Steeler songs on Youtube forthe last hours.

The end of the Steeler Polka is so Pittsburgh. "Good things will come to those who work and wait."

Here's what I've been listening to this year. All the songs I've listened to at least 25 times ( Read more... )

Notes on a Holiday - Proof Blog - NYTimes.com:Peter Holsapple, Measure for Measure ( Read more... )

I think this is the last year I'm going to visit my parents for Christmas. Or maybe I'll visit. But I'm not staying with them. Not like freshman year of college when that's where I'd go. I think I'd have already moved past that notion if not for Callie's New Year's Eve party. Maybe if I tell folks there I might not be back next year, the next ( Read more... )

Last night while watching Obama's speech or maybe the leading up to it, I felt like the Republicans can't try to keep the flag from us anymore. Because we won the game of capture the flag.